Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Introduction to the verb empoigner
The English translation of the French verb empoigner is “to grab” or “to seize.” It is pronounced as “ahm-pwan-yay.”
Empoigner comes from the Old French word “empoinier” which means “to take hold of.” It is often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of empoigner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies empoigné cette opportunité. (I would have liked you to have seized this opportunity.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous ayons empoigné les problèmes plus tôt. (We should have grabbed the problems earlier.)
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Elle aurait préféré que vous ayez empoigné le projet vous-même. (She would have preferred you to have taken on the project yourself.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of empoigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse empoigné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse empoigné. | I wish I had grabbed. |
tu | eusses empoigné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses empoigné. | I wish you had grabbed. |
il | eût empoigné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût empoigné. | I wish he had grabbed. |
elle | eût empoigné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût empoigné. | I wish she had grabbed. |
on | eût empoigné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût empoigné. | I wish one had grabbed. |
nous | eussions empoigné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions empoigné. | I wish we had grabbed. |
vous | eussiez empoigné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez empoigné. | I wish you had grabbed. |
ils | eussent empoigné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent empoigné. | I wish they had grabbed. |
elles | eussent empoigné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent empoigné. | I wish they had grabbed. |
Other Conjugations for Empoigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoigner
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Empoigner – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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